FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C. - For the second year in a row, Bowie State quarterback Amir Hall has been named BOXTOROW National Offensive Player of the Year.
 
The senior from Bowie, Md. was selected for the offensive player of the year award after leading Bowie State to a 10-3 record, its first ever CIAA championship and a win in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs. Hall became the CIAA's all-time leading passer, as he finished the season completing 65 percent of his passes for 4,152 yards and 31 touchdowns. He also rushed for 445 yards and seven touchdowns.
 
North Carolina A&T defensive lineman Darryl Johnson was voted BOXTOROW Defensive Player of the Year.
 
North Carolina A&T head coach Sam Washington was voted BOXTOROW Coach of the Year, winning the award in his first season as the head coach of the Aggies.
 
North Carolina A&T kick returner Malik Wilson was awarded the BOXTOROW Special Teams Player of the Year.
 
Alcorn State running back De'Shawn Waller was named BOXTOROW Impact Player of the Year.
 
Johnson, a junior from Kingsland, Ga., was named MEAC Defensive Player of the Year and leads the MEAC with 10.5 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss to go along with 47 tackles (29 solo) and three pass breakups.
 
Waller is in his first season with Alcorn State and has rushed for the most touchdowns (12) in the SWAC. He has carried the ball 168 times for 1,048 yards, is averaging 6.2 yards per carry and has rushed for 100 or more yards in a game five times. He is averaging 126.4 yards rushing in his last five games.
 
In his first season, Washington has led the Aggies to a 9-2 record including a win over highly ranked Jacksonville State to open the season and a win over FBS opponent ECU. Washington served as the defensive coordinator at North Carolina A&T the previous seven seasons.
 
Hall, Johnson, Wilson and Waller were all named to BOXTOROW's All-America Team which was released on Monday.
 
The voters on the BOXTOROW Awards are comprised of media members from around the nation that cover HBCU football.
 
 
OFFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2018       Amir Hall, Bowie State
2017       Amir Hall, Bowie State
2016       Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2015       Johnathan Williams, Grambling State
2014       John Gibbs, Jr., Alcorn State
2013       Dray Joseph, Southern
2012       Kameron Smith, Winston-Salem State
2011       Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2010       Frank Warren, Grambling State
2009       Will Ford, South Carolina State
2008       Will Ford, South Carolina State
2007       Jacary Atkinson, Tuskegee
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2018       Darryl Johnson, North Carolina A&T
2017       Darius Leonard, South Carolina State
2016       Darius Leonard, South Carolina State
2015       Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
2014       Javon Hargrave, South Carolina State
2013       Darnell Evans, Shaw
2012       Brandon Thurmond, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
2011       Adrian Hamilton, Prairie View A&M
2010       Kenrick Ellis, Hampton
2009       Christian Anthony, Grambling
2008       Marcellus Speaks, Jackson State
2007       Zach East, Prairie View A&M
 
COACHES OF THE YEAR
2018       Sam Washington, North Carolina A&T
2017       Rod Broadway, North Carolina A&T
2016 Broderick Fobbs, Grambling State and Jerry Mack, North Carolina Central
2015 Broderick Fobbs, Grambling State
2014       Jay Hopson, Alcorn State
2013       Rod Reed, Tennessee State
2012       Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2011       Connell Maynor, Winston-Salem State
2010       Brian Jenkins, Bethune-Cookman
2009       Henry Frazier, Prairie View A&M
2008       Rod Broadway, Grambling State
2007       Al Lavan, Delaware State
 
ROOKIES/NEWCOMERS OF THE YEAR
2018       Dejuan Miller, Arkansas Pine Bluff
2017       Caylin Newton, Howard
2016 Jordan Bentley, Alabama A&M
2015       Dorrel McClain, North Carolina Central/Hakeem Holland, Virginia Union
2014       Austin Howard, Southern
2013       Tarik Cohen, North Carolina A&T
2012       Damon Gresham Chisholm, Howard
2011       Greg McGhee, Howard
2010       Casey Therriault, Jackson State
2009       Ari Johnson, Grambling State
2008       Greg Dillon, Grambling State
2007       Frank Warren, Grambling State
 
SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS OF THE YEAR
2018       Malik Wilson, North Carolina A&T
2017       Trenton Cannon, Virginia State
2016       Willie Quinn, Southern
2015       Willie Quinn, Southern
 
IMPACT AWARD
2018       De'Shawn Waller
2017       Caylin Newton, Howard
2016       DeVante Kincade, Grambling
2015       Lenorris Footman, Alcorn State